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Google AdSense Out in Smaller SizesGoogle released a new, smaller form of AdSense text ads (via SearchEngineLowdown) in a variety of sizes. The...ValueClick Buys Web Marketing HoldingsValueClick said today that it would acquire privately held online direct marketer Web Marketing Holdings (DBA Web Clients)...Canadian Spam Taskforce Issues ReportA 10-member spam taskforce appointed by the Canadian government and comprising government and private sector members, including representatives...Paid Search Small Part of AOL Portal, Free Content PushClickZ clarifies that in America Online's large-scale search marketing efforts, designed to promote its free content and upcoming...Real Estate Online Adspend to Grow by More than Half in 2005Borrell Associates estimates that real estate ad spending on the internet alone will grow to about $1.8 billion...Hotels.com Awards More Work to RazorfishHotels.com put more of its online ad duties with Avenue A/Razorfish, according to AdWeek. Only in May, Razorfish...Google Nixes Anti-Clinton Banners, Raises Right-Wing IreGoogle is again taking political flak, this time for ostensibly taking an anti-conservative stance by not allowing a...Most Popular Marketing Blogs Listed#1 blogger MarketingSherpa will announce the winners of its readers' choice blog awards Tuesday, its 170,000+ audience picking out...MSN Shopping to Offer PriceGrabber ProductsMSN and PriceGrabber agreed yesterday to list the comparison-shopping service's selection of products on the MSN Shopping site,...Online Sales Continue Growth, Up 24 Percent for WeekFor the week ending May 22, online sales were up 24 percent compared with the corresponding week in...Google Web-only Video Search Plans RevealedGoogle plans to unveil this summer a web-only video search engine that will allow users to preview clips...eBay to Launch Business WebsiteeBay will launch a new website - www.ebaybusiness.com - tomorrow aimed at small and midsize businesses, BtoBonline reports....Media Appeal - Supreme Court Won't Hear of ItEffectively backing consumer advocates' position against further media consolidation, the Supreme Court declined Monday to hear appeals by...Userplane Gives Away Ad-Supported Chat to BloggersNetworking software provider Userplane is offering its "chat" application free to blogs and small, noncommercial sites that attract...Google Expands CPM NetworkExample, click to enlarge Google yesterday opened up its CPM-based ad network model to more of its AdWords publishers....Rich Media Ad Units Set for AOL PortalAmerica Online will introduce new rich media ad units along with its upcoming portal, and advertising has been...MSN Spaces: No Room for 'Democracy' or 'Freedom' in ChinaFormally launched just three weeks ago, MSN's portal in China has apparently banned the words "democracy" and "freedom,"...Ketchum Bows New Channels PR PracticeOmnicom's Ketchum, a public relations firm, rolled out a global practice that integrates emerging online and wireless media...B-to-B Firms Fear, Turn to Internet MediaBusiness-to-Business firms, the side of the markets traditionally more prone to closed, provincial systems of insular players, now...The Lowdown on Contagious Media's Viral Video ContestThe Winner: Forget-Me-Not Panties The USC Annenberg Online Journalism Review provides an in-depth, extensive look into the recently concluded...Internet Reshaping Middle East Politics, Starting with IranUnlikely 'net geek,Likely winner If the free flow of information is the enemy of repressive regimes, it's no wonder...U.S. Navy's Account into ReviewThe U.S. Navy is asking for proposals from ad agencies as part of a regular review for its...California Court Upholds State Tax for Online Sales; Impact Seen on E-CommerceAn appeals court in California ruled against Borders Group, setting a precedent that could enable California to compel...AOL Hopes to Usher Media Buyers through New PortalTo succeed, America Online's new AOL.com portal launch - a big part of its move away from a...Intermix to Pay $7.5 Million to Settle Spitzer SuitIntermix issued a statement Tuesday, saying it has reached an agreement in principle with the New York State...Bloglines Passes Half billion MarkBloglines, the blog tracking service recently acquired by Ask Jeeves, announced its database surpassed 500 million blog postings....Yahoo Acquires Blog and Telephony FirmsBlog tracking venture blo.gs announced it was being acquired by Yahoo. The service claims to track about nine...ChangeWage: Professionals Choose Google, Like YahooGoogle is the search engine of choice for professionals as well as the most popular toolbar in home...DoubleClick Starts Carve-UpDoubleClick, the online technology giant that agreed to sell itself to a group of private investors recently, announced...Ifilm Videos Now Accessible to Blinkx SearchBlinkx.tv and Ifilm have reached an agreement to include access to online videos from Ifilm on Blinkx's video...Online Firm Accuses Conde Nast of Infringing Patents, SecretsActive8media, a firm that helps print publications create interactive versions of the ads in their pages, sued Conde...Top ISPs Tops in Hosting Infected ComputersInternet "zombie" attacks are more likely to come from users of America Online than any other source, and...AOL CEO: Spinoff Discussion Not Till Next YearThe possibility of a spinoff of AOL from parent Time Warner wouldn't likely be discussed till next year,...Search Behavior Indicates Consumer InclinationsSearch activity is becoming a bellwether of consumer moods, according to data from Hitwise, writes DM News. Searches...Fear of Fraud Keeps Shoppers Offline, Drives Call for Feds' InterventionNearly half - 48 percent - of consumers avoid shopping online because of fears their personal financial information...Scotsman, Like NYT, to Charge for Online ContentApparently following in the footsteps of the TimesSelect online premium offering of the New York Times, starting next...Yahoo 'Deep Web' Search Serves up Subscription ContentYahoo launched a beta of Yahoo Search Subscriptions late Wednesday, allowing searches for information on subscription-based and password-protected...Survey: Consumers Say E-Commerce Sites Fall ShortConsumers say multi-channel retailers' e-commerce sites are not up to snuff, according to survey results released Tuesday by...Hot Ad Market, Convergence Convince Portals to Emulate TVMSN, Google, Yahoo and AOL have begun to "act, look and feel like networks in everything they do....I/PRO's Datanautics Purchase a Sign of Analytics ConsolidationMediaPost writes that online research and auditing company I/PRO's acquisition of Web analytics player Datanautics, once better known...Falk Lands Rich Media Firm, Eyes CompetitionOnline ad serving firm Falk has acquired the parent company of rich media firm Commflash, in the process...Yahoo's Flickr to Team with Qoop for Photo PrintingYahoo's Flickr, an online community site and photo service, is readying to launch a print-on-demand service, internetnews.com reports;...Kelsey: Business Booming for Yellow PagesThe worldwide market valuation of the Yellow Pages industry is more than $100 billion, according to a Kelsey...Auto Ads on Car Sites Best for Driving Purchase IntentAutomotive ad campaigns on business, news and sports websites have far less effect on purchase intent than those...Nielsen: Readers Migrating to Online NewsMore than one-fifth of web users who read newspapers prefer online to offline editions, Reuters reports, citing a...Google Acquisitions, Past and FutureA nice roundup (via Search Engine Lowdown) of Google's acquisitions, categorized into the pre- and post-IPO periods: ...E-Commerce Taxation by States LikelyThe recent appeals court ruling on the Borders case in California is the most current example of the...Study: Yahoo Best at Drawing Visitors; AOL, at Keeping ThemIn May, Yahoo sites drew the most visitors - more than MSN, Google or America Online sites -...Spyware and Adware Penetrate, Lurk on BitTorrent SitesAdware and spyware purveyors have discovered BitTorrent as a new distribution channel and are spreading their wares on... |